Greater New Orleans

NOPD officers investigate the accidental shooting of an 11-year-old in the 2700 block of Onzaga Street on Thursday evening. The boy's brother was booked on negligent injuring, police said.
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The NOPD arrested a 15-year-old boy accused of accidentally shooting his 11-year-old brother in the leg Thursday night. The 15-year-old will be booked on a charge of negligent injuring, said officer Frank Robertson III, spokesman for the New Orleans Police Department.

The two brothers were playing with a loaded pistol around 7 p.m in the 2700 block of Onzaga Street. The pistol was accidentally fired, shooting the 11-year-old, Robertson said.

The child has been taken to the hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.